Anatomy Module 9 test 100 points
1. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) can be split into two systems:
o A) The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system
o B) The parasympathetic system and the sympathetic system
o C) The afferent system and the efferent system
o D) The somatic motor nervous system and the autonomic nervous system
2. The ANS can be affected by conscious thought but it cannot be controlled by
conscious thought.
o True
o False
3. Both the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system are
involuntary.
o True
o False
4. The somatic nervous system does not have inhibitory capabilities.
o True
o False
5. The sympathetic division
o A) Arouses the body
o B) Contains nerves that come from the thoracic and lumbar regions of the
spinal cord
o C) Can dilate blood vessels all over the body
o D) All of the above
6. Acetylcholine is the only neurotransmitter used in the autonomic nervous system
o True
o False
7. Both divisions of the ANS control
o A) Digestion and the bronchial tubes in the lungs
o B) Vision and the lacrimal glands
o C) Blood vessel dilation and the heart
o D) All of the above
8. Adrenal glands secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine.
o True
o False
9. Autonomic reflexes are coordinated in the
o A) Medulla
o B) Spinal cord
o C) Hypothalamus
o D) All of the above
10. The parasympathetic division is associated with the fight-or-flight response.
o True
o False
11. Somatic receptors are used when we classify receptors by
o A) Location
o B) Type
o C) Complexity
o D) All of the above
12. The sense of smell is known as the gustatory sense.
o True
o False
13. Nociceptors respond to
o A) Light
o B) Pain or excess stimulation
o C) Movement
o D) Heat or cold
o E) Chemicals
14. Complex receptors
o A) Govern the five special senses
o B) Are relatively small compared to simple receptors
o C) Are more widely distributed throughout the body than simple receptors
o D) All of the above
15. A nerve pathway leaving the spinal cord is composed of two neurons which
synapse at a ganglion. The axon of the first neuron is long, while the axon of the
second is short. Is this part of the SMNS or the ANS?
o A) SMNS
o B) ANS
o C) Both
o D) Neither
16. Proprioceptors are
o A) Receptors that contain the Pacinian corpuscles
o B) Receptors that respond to light
o C) Receptors in the muscles and tendons
o D) Receptors that respond to pressure
17. These cutaneous receptors are the most sensitive to light touch
o A) Ruffini’s organs
o B) Pacinian corpuscles
o C) Meissner’s corpuscles
o D) Merkel’s disks
18. A two-point discrimination test is designed to show that there are more receptors
in some locations than in others.
o True
o False
19. In order to be aware of a stimulus we must have a receptor that responds to it and
the stimulus must be greater than the receptor’s threshold.
o True
o False
20. Bones that protect the olfactory bulbs are known as
o A) Olfactory foramina
o B) Golgi plates
o C) Olfactory vesicles
o D) Cribriform plates
21. We can only smell non-volatile substances.
o True
o False
22. The only papillae that do not contain taste buds are the
o A) Fungiform papillae
o B) Filiform papillae
o C) Foliate papillae
o D) Circumvallate papillae
23. The external and middle ears are divided by
o A) The tympanic membrane
o B) The vestibule
o C) Semicircular canals
o D) The auricle
24. This structure is about the size of a small pea and consists of a set of narrow
channels or tubes coiled in the shape of a spiral.
o A) Merkel’s disks
o B) Cochlea
o C) Taste pore
o D) Optic disk
25. Static equilibrium determines the orientation of the head relative to the pull of
gravity.
o True
o False
26. The macula is located
o A) In the vestibule of the inner ear
o B) In the saccule
o C) In the utricle
o D) All of the above
27. When your head moves,
o A) Otoliths move, causing the stereocilia to move
o B) Stereocilia move equal distances in opposite directions
o C) Action potentials stop being sent
o D) All of the above
28. These are laid out in a three-dimensional X, Y and Z grid.
o A) Auditory ossicles
o B) Semi-circular canals
o C) Kinocilium
o D) Ampullae
29. Your eye’s lens bends light so that it converges at the
o A) Focal point
o B) Retina
o C) Aqueous humor
o D) Optic nerve
30. These glands, on top of your kidneys, secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine.
o A) Adrenal glands
o B) Thyroid glands
o C) Pancreas
o D) Pituitary glands
31. When your body senses high blood pressure and takes steps to reduce it, what has
kicked in?
o A) Sense of balance
o B) The sympathetic nervous system
o C) Autonomic reflexes
o D) Somatic reflexes
32. This layer contains most of the blood vessels in the eye
o A) Nervous tunic
o B) Fibrous tunic
o C) Vascular tunic
33. When the accommodation ability of the lens degenerates to the extent that the
near point of vision is greater than 9 inches, we say that the eye has
o A) Myopia
o B) Astigmatism
o C) Hyperopia
o D) Presbyopia
34. Identify: a, b, c, i, j, & k. Will grant +1 extra credit point for additional structures listed up to 5 points.